Coin purse construction for billfolds



June 19, 1951 L. G. MUELLER 2,557,836

com PURSE CONSTRUCTION FOR- BILLF'OLDS Filed Aug. 22, 1946 3' Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNE/YS.

June 19, 1951 1.. G. MUELLER COIN PURSE CONSTRUCTION FOR BILLFOLDS 3 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Aug. 22, 1946 INVENTOR. flue/ er flwwmw Zea 63 A TTORNEYS- June 19, 1951 G. MUELLER COIN PURSE CONSTRUCTION FOR BILLFOLDS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Aug. 22, 1946 INVENTOR. 80 6- fluff/er A'rromvavs Patented June 19,1951 i f COIN PURSE CONSTRUCTION FOR 1 BILLFOLDS Leo G. Mueller, West Roxbury, Mass, assignor,

by mesne assignments; to Swank, 'Inc., a. corporation of Delaware Application August 22, 1946, Serial No. 692,282

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a coin pursefor a billfold of the type used for carrying of bills; cards, and the like wherein there are a plurality of pockets.

The formation of a pocket for coins in a wallet of this character has provided some difliculties in view of the fact that the pocket for carrying Such articles must be securely closed and it has often been necessary to provide additional pieces of material for the formation of such pocket which requires attachment of these pieces of material for this purpose. Difficulty has been experienced in the formation of wallets where leather is utilized which has an outer surface carrying a high finish and a rough inner surface which cannot well be exposed to View. It therefore becomes necessary in many cases to provide additional plies of material in order that the proper face of the material may be exposed.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a wallet in which there will be a change purse with the essential parts of this purse all formed from a single sheet or same piece of material.

Another object of this invention is to provide a change purse in a wallet which when formed of a material having two distinctly different surfaces will be so formed that the outer obverse surface will be exposed in the major portion of the material used for the change purse.

Another object of this invention is to provide a change purse and in addition a pocket associated with parts of the purse for the reception of other articles.

Another object of this invention is to provide a change purse which will be secured together by a single fastening means. v

Another object of this invention is to so relate two parts of the material which go to form the change purse that although one passes through the other the line of cut will be largely obscured.

With these and other objects in view, the in-' Fig. 2 is a view similar to. Fig. 1 but showing the flap for closing the change purse as moved to open position;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank of material used in the formation of a wallet;

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are plan views of additional blanks of material used in the wallet for various additional functions of the Wallet;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the pieces of I Figs. 4, 5 and 6 assembled on the blank of Fig. 3;

. end portion folded into completed position and the end portion which goes to make up the change pocket as being tucked beneath a slit in one of the sections;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the wallet in finished position. but with the change purse cover open and broken away to illustrate the overlapping portions of two of the sections;

Fig. 14 is a central sectional view through the wallet;

Fig. 15 is a sectional view on substantially line |5l5 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 16 is a sectional view on substantially line I6-I6 of Fig.11.

In proceeding with this invention, I have folded up from sheet stock blanked out in suitable form the major portion of the wallet. Certain additional parts are provided in order that the bill containing section may have a wall to divide it into two' parts or there may be a connection between the pockets by a strip so that where the material used has one face different fromthe other finished'facing maybe used for the guiding of cards or the like'into the pockets while an additional piece is also used for such facing in the cover for the purse. I

With reference to the drawings, a sheet of stock is blanked out such as shown in Fig. 3 which provides a section 20 extending double the length of the finished folded wallet and sections 2| and 22 separated by a space 23 each of which sec-- tions is provided with additional sections 24 and.

25 attached along the edge thereof also. separated by the space 23. Sections 22 and 25 are the usual formation in the bill fold whereas the section 24 provides a so-called fourth section which cooperates with a change forming pocket. A flap 35 extends from one end of section 20 and a section designated generally 26 extending from the other end of the section'20 and forms a third section of the change forming pocket. A facing ply 21 may be superimposed upon the under or rough side of the section 25 to provide finished surfaces on either side thereof. The section 28 forms a division in the bill pocket for the formation of two separate compartments while a section 29 may cover the space 23 and provide a guiding and connecting part between the pockets formed b the sections on either side of thisspace 23.

The parts are shown in assembled position in Fig. '7 wherein the section 20 has the lip 80 folded over to form a finished portion as shown therein. Likewise the tab 3| is folded inwardly so as to expose the outer finished surfaceof'the material such as leather or the like. The section 28 'is positioned on one side of the-sections 24, 25 and is secured in position by cementing onsewingterminating short of their extreme ends while the short section 29 is positioned on the other side of the sections 24, 25. The curved edge 32 of the section 28 is shown as extending into the opening 23. The parts assembled as shown in Fig. '7 are then doubled :along the fold line 33 into the position shown :inFig. =8 so as to bring the section 28 uppermost and the sections are then again folded along the (fold .line 34 into the position shown in Fig. 1-1 in which position sections 2| and 22 are outermost. The flap 35 extending from the end of sectionZfl is folded over the entire assembly thus lfolded and a metal fastener 36 is positioned through slits 31 therein and through slits 38 in the section -22 so as to secure this end of the wallet in folded position. A pocket is provided beneath the section 22 :having a curved mouth 39 and the underlying section 25.

The opposite end of the wallet is for-med into a change pocket by reason of the slit 40 in the section '2! and the passing of the section 26 through this :slit as shown in .Fig. 12. This zslit extends on a long are while the section 26 also .is provided with a slit 41 extending on a long are which when interlocked as shown in .Fig. 13 causes the arc of the slit 41 to-be oppositely =disposed from the arc of the slit 40. Thus the portion of the section-26 which is termed :on the concave side of this arcuate slit will extend :over the portion 43 -(see .Fig. 1i) formed on the concave side of the slit 4!) and substantially oover it so that there will be no gap 'of the 'parts. The portion-of the section :26 on the'convexside-of the slit will be cemented along the slit to the section 2-l .to close the bottom of the pocket. The end portion of the section 26 extends out from beneath the upper curved edge of the-section v2.I

a distance sufiicient so as to provide a cover flap to be 'bent upon itself over this entranceedge 44 of this pocket. A rivet 46 formed with a snap fastener stud 51 (see Figs. and 16) is passed through the opening 4-! in the section 2| and through the opening 48 in the-section -26 to rivet these parts together while a snap fastener socket is positioned in the opening 49 :as at 50 -(see Fig. 14;) so as to engage with this snap fastener stud 51 (see Fig. 2) .By-reasonof the ply 21 which is positioned on the flapof the section 26, an outer finished surface of the material used is provided. By this formation, Ihave provided-a-bill fold-section containing two pockets '53 and .54, a .card pocket-'55 at one end of the Wallet, while a change purse 56 is'provided having a cover flap with a pocket 51 beneath it for the reception of cards. The section '28 provides only for a division of the bill pocket and may be omitted if desired. Where a material is used that is the same on both faces, the ply 21 and section 29 may be omitted. Thus the construction is such that it may be formed from a single piece of material. Where two face material is utilized, however, a facing 21 will be necessary on the cover for the change pocket and if it is desired to have a smooth entrance for the pockets 55 and 51 the section 29 would also be used in order to guide a card over the rough interior surface of these :pockets at their entrance.

I claim:

l. in a wallet a change purse formed from. a single piece of sheet stock comprising two sections joined together-along one side by folding of the sheet stoolnone of said sections having an arcuate :slit extending across the section and a third section also arcuately slit on a curve of reverse radius "folded "from the end of the other of saidtwo sections over the end of said slit section and through said slit with said arcuate portions overlapping and .then doubledback over the opposite end of theslit section, and means including a-rivetholding said arcuate portions adjacent said slits fastened together, and means to hold the -slitsection and third section together along their edges opposite :the folding of the said firstmentioned two sections.

.2. In a wallet asset forth in claim 1 wherein said =doubled back portion is provided with a reversely faced ply of-sheet-stock.

3. In .a wallet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said .rivet .provides a snap fastener stud and a snap fastenersocket is onsaid doubled back portion to engage with-said stud.

4. In a wallet a change purse formed from a single piece of sheet stock comprising two sections joined together along-one side by folding of the sheet stock, one of said sections having 'an arcuate slit extending :across the section and a third sectionalso arcuately slit-ona curve of reverse radius deleted .from. the end .of the other of said ltwosections over the end of said slitsection and through said slit with said arcuate portions overlapping and then doubled back over the 0pposite .end of the slitsection, and means includingarivet'holdingsaid arcuate .portions adjacent said slits -fastened together, a fourth section joined tosaidslit section :along the edge opposite the fold between the first two sections by a fold and extending betweensaid two sections whereby a pocket is provided between said second and third sections .open at the doubled back fold of said third section and closed by the .fold-of the third section.

LEO G. MUELLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 778,448 Buxton octyl i, 1930 964,460 Gardner June '26, 1934 2013844 Buxton Aug.'20,"1935 '2;'285;9'06 Davio June 9, .1942 2,346,433 Herbener Apr. 11, 1944 2,358,008 Herbener Sept. 12,1944

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 255K515 Great "Britain July 29, 1926 

